How to remove Srubfo.ru [Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge]

The Srubfo.ru is classified as the web-browser hijacker (sometimes called hijackware). It’s a type of malicious software that modifies your personal computer’s browser settings such as homepage and search engine by default. Once started, this hijacker will modify the Google Chrome, IE, FF and Edge settings to Srubfo.ru home page. Please ignore this site and refrain from clicking to any links on it and going to any web-pages mentioned on it. I suggest you to clean your PC and thereby back your startpage as soon as possible . Follow the steps below. The detailed removal guide will assist you on how to remove the Srubfo.ru and protect your computer from more dangerous malware and trojans.

A malicious software which modifies settings of web browsers on Srubfo.ru redirect usually affects only Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox and Microsoft Edge. However, possible situations, when any other web browsers will be affected too. The Srubfo.ru infection may modify the Target property of web-browser’s shortcuts, so every time you launch the web-browser, instead of your start page, you will see a completely different page.

In addition, the Srubfo.ru hijacker can also change the search engine selected in the web browser. When you try to search on the infected internet browser, you will be presented with a fake search results, consisting of advertisements and Google (or Yahoo, or Bing) search results for your query. Among these search results can occur very dangerous links that lead to malicious and misleading web pages.

Although, Srubfo.ru browser hijacker infection is not a virus, but it does bad things, and it alters the settings of your internet browser. Moreover, an adware (sometimes called ‘ad-supported’ software) can be additionally installed on to your machine with this infection, that will open tons of ads, hindering or completely blocking the work in the web browser. Often such these ads may recommend to install other unknown and unwanted software or visit malicious pages.

We recommend you to clean your PC system as soon as possible. Use the instructions below that will help to remove Srubfo.ru homepage and unwanted applications, which can be installed onto your machine along with it.

Tips to prevent Srubfo.ru and other unwanted applications

Most often Srubfo.ru browser hijacker gets on your machine as a part of various free applications, as a bonus. Therefore it is very important at the stage of installing programs downloaded from the Internet carefully review the Terms of use and the License agreement, as well as to always choose the Advanced, Custom or Manual installation mode. In this mode, you can turn off all unwanted add-ons, including the Srubfo.ru browser hijacker infection, which will be installed along with the desired program. Of course, if you uninstall the free software from your computer, your favorite web browser’s settings will not be restored. So, to recovery the Google Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Microsoft Internet Explorer’s homepage, new tab and default search engine you need to follow the instructions below.

How to manually remove Srubfo.ru

The following instructions is a step-by-step guide, which will help you manually delete Srubfo.ru homepage from the Chrome, IE, Firefox and MS Edge.

Delete Srubfo.ru associated software by using Windows Control Panel

First, you should try to identify and uninstall the application that causes the appearance of annoying advertisements or web-browser redirect, using the ‘Uninstall a program’ which is located in the ‘Control panel’.

Windows 8, 8.1, 10

First, press Windows button , then click Search . Type ‘Control panel’and press Enter as shown in the figure below. When the ‘Control Panel’ opens, press the ‘Uninstall a program’ link under Programs category as shown on the image below. You will see the ‘Uninstall a program’ panel as shown in the figure below. Very carefully look around the entire list of applications installed on your machine. Most likely, one or more of them are responsible for the appearance of pop-up ads and web-browser redirect to the unwanted Srubfo.ru web site. If you have many programs installed, you can help simplify the search of malicious programs by sort the list by date of installation. Once you have found a suspicious, unwanted or unused application, right click to it, after that click ‘Uninstall’.

Windows XP, Vista, 7

First, click ‘Start’ button and select ‘Control Panel’ at right panel as shown below. Once the Windows ‘Control Panel’ opens, you need to press ‘Uninstall a program’ under ‘Programs’ as shown on the image below. You will see a list of programs installed on your PC. We recommend to sort the list by date of installation to quickly find the software that were installed last. Most likely they responsibility for the appearance of pop-ups and browser redirect. If you are in doubt, you can always check the program by doing a search for her name in Google, Yahoo or Bing. When the program which you need to delete is found, simply click on its name, and then click ‘Uninstall’ as shown in the figure below.

Remove Srubfo.ru homepage from Google Chrome

Reset Chrome settings is a simple way to remove the browser hijacker, dangerous and adware extensions, as well as to restore the web-browser’s homepage, new tab and default search engine that have been replaced by hijacker.

First, run the Google Chrome and press the Menu icon (icon in the form of three horizontal stripes).

It will show the Chrome main menu, click the “Settings” menu.

Next, click “Show advanced settings” link, that located at the bottom of the Settings page.

On the bottom of the “Advanced settings” page, click the “Reset settings” button.

The Google Chrome will display the reset settings dialog box as shown on the image above.

Remove Srubfo.ru from Firefox

If the Firefox settings like homepage, new tab page and search engine by default have been replaced by the browser hijacker, then resetting it to the default state can help.

First, start the FF and click button. It will display the drop-down menu on the right-part of the web-browser. Further, click the Help button () as shown on the image below

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In the Help menu, select the “Troubleshooting Information” option. Another way to open the “Troubleshooting Information” screen – type “about:support” in the web browser adress bar and press Enter. It will show the “Troubleshooting Information” page like below. In the upper-right corner of this screen, click the “Refresh Firefox” button.

It will open the confirmation prompt. Further, press the “Refresh Firefox” button. The Firefox will begin a procedure to fix your problems that caused by the Srubfo.ru hijacker. When, it’s finished, click the “Finish” button.

Get rid of Srubfo.ru from IE

First, launch the Microsoft Internet Explorer. Next, press the button in the form of gear (). It will show the Tools drop-down menu, click the “Internet Options” as on the image below.

In the “Internet Options” window click on the Advanced tab, then click the Reset button. The IE will display the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” window as shown below. Select the “Delete personal settings” check box, then click “Reset” button.

You will now need to restart your computer for the changes to take effect.

Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to remove Srubfo.ru

Now you need to clean up the browser shortcuts. Check that the shortcut referring to the right exe-file of the web browser, and not on any unknown file. Right click to a desktop shortcut for your browser. Choose the “Properties” option.

It will open the Properties window. Select the “Shortcut” tab here, after that, look at the “Target” field. The browser hijacker can change it. If you are seeing something similar “…exe http://{URL}” then you need to remove “http…” and leave only, depending on the web-browser you are using:

Google Chrome: chrome.exe

Opera: opera.exe

Firefox: firefox.exe

Internet Explorer: iexplore.exe

Look at the example as on the image below.

Once is complete, click the “OK” button to save the changes. Please repeat this step for web-browser shortcuts which redirects to an annoying pages. When you have completed, go to next step.

How to delete Srubfo.ru with Malwarebytes

Get rid of Srubfo.ru infection manually is difficult and often the browser hijacker is not completely removed. Therefore, we recommend you to use the Malwarebytes Free that are completely clean your PC system. Moreover, the free program will help you to get rid of malware, toolbars and adware (also known as ‘ad-supported’ software) that your personal computer may be infected too.

Close all programs and windows on your computer. Open a directory in which you saved it. Double-click on the icon that’s named mb3-setup.

Further, press Next button and follow the prompts.

Once installation is finished, click the “Scan Now” button to start checking your computer for Srubfo.ru hijacker. This procedure can take some time, so please be patient.

When the scan is complete, make sure all entries have “checkmark” and click “Quarantine Selected”. Once disinfection is complete, you may be prompted to reboot your computer.

The following video offers a instructions on how to remove browser hijacker with Malwarebytes.

Block Srubfo.ru and other unwanted web-pages

To increase your security and protect your system against new annoying ads and malicious web sites, you need to use an application that blocks access to malicious advertisements and web-sites. Moreover, the program can block the open of intrusive advertising, which also leads to faster loading of web-pages and reduce the consumption of web traffic.

Once downloading is complete, launch the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” screen as shown in the figure below.

Follow the prompts. When the install is finished, you will see a window as on the image below.

You can press “Skip” to close the installation program and use the default settings, or click “Get Started” button to see an quick tutorial that will help you get to know AdGuard better.

In most cases, the default settings are enough and you don’t need to change anything. Each time, when you start your computer, AdGuard will start automatically and block popup ads, web-sites such Srubfo.ru, as well as other malicious or misleading web pages. For an overview of all the features of the program, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the AdGuard icon, that is located on your desktop.

If MalwareBytes Anti-malware cannot remove this browser hijacker, then we suggests to use the AdwCleaner. AdwCleaner is a free removal utility for browser hijackers, ad supported software, potentially unwanted software and toolbars.

When the download is complete, open the directory in which you saved it. You will see an icon like below.

Double click the AdwCleaner desktop icon. Once the utility is opened, you will see a screen as shown on the screen below.

Further, press “Scan” button for checking your personal computer for the Srubfo.ru hijacker and browser’s malicious extensions. Once the scan is done, it will show a scan report as shown on the image below.

Review the report and then click “Clean” button. It will open a prompt as shown on the screen below.

You need to click “OK”. Once the cleaning process is finished, the AdwCleaner may ask you to restart your computer. When your computer is started, you will see an AdwCleaner log.

These steps are shown in detail in the following video guide.

Finish words

Now your system should be clean of the Srubfo.ru . Delete AdwCleaner. We suggest that you keep AdGuard (to help you block unwanted pop-up ads and unwanted harmful web-sites) and Malwarebytes (to periodically scan your system for new browser hijackers, malware and ad supported software). Probably you are running an older version of Java or Adobe Flash Player. This can be a security risk, so download and install the latest version right now.

If you are still having problems while trying to remove Srubfo.ru from the Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge, then ask for help in our Spyware/Malware removal forum.

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